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Watching Jin walk away, Fugaku fell into thought. The more critical the moment, the more important it was to stay calm.

Fugaku had not been in this world long, yet in that short time, the Nine Konoha Elders had been killed or crippled one after another.

Only Genki, Ishihara, and Shinsuke remained unharmed.

Danzo and the others had played their parts, of course, but the Uchiha had done plenty as well. They had killed Ito, crippled Ize, and now intended to kill Genki.

Things were moving too fast. It would be easy to leave traces and arouse suspicion.

Although Fugaku's actions removed obstacles for his clan, they also cleared the way for the Hokage Faction. Danzo in particular had probably wanted to kill everyone on the Elders Council for a long time.

The Hokage had not stripped the Elders Council of its duties. Far from losing power, each elder now held more of it.

But their numbers had fallen sharply. No matter how much power one person held, he could not become two. The Nine Elders were now just three.

Each elder had gained power, but the Elders Council as a whole had lost a great deal of its influence.

The Nine Elders had once assisted the Hokage in every aspect of Konoha's affairs. Now, apart from Genki, who oversaw the village's supplies to the Land of the Moon, they had few defined responsibilities.

Elder Shinsuke and Elder Ishihara merely helped the Hokage hold down Konoha. Neither had a specific area to oversee.

The Elders Council's presence was fading.

Once Elder Genki was killed, only Ishihara and Shinsuke would remain. And after the attempt on Elder Ito's life,

those elders were probably thorns in Danzo's side as well. The two survivors, Elder Ishihara and Elder Shinsuke, could be used to